Court notes: 4 enter pleas; 1 won't see charges

Katie Pohlman @Katie_Pohlman

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May 6, 2018 at 2:01 AM

Four Marion County defendants recently entered plea deals while the State Attorney's Office announced it would not pursue charges against one other. Defendants who entered plea deals received between four months in the Marion County Jail and three years on probation.

The crimes included DUI, battery, resisting or obstructing an officer and more.

Cecelia Joan Amilia Saldivia

Saldivia, 39, of Ocklawaha, pleaded no contest April 5 to a charge of DUI impairment. She was sentenced to one year of probation.

Saldivia was arrested in February after she crashed her car into a utility pole and snapped the pole in half. Her blood alcohol content levels registered at .194 and .197. The legal limit in Florida is .08.

Matthew James Marshall

Marshall, 49, of Ocala, pleaded no contest April 9 to a charge of battery. He was sentenced to four months in the Marion County Jail.

Marshall was arrested in December 2017 after he threw a biscuit and bicycle lock at a fast food manager during an argument at Hardee's at 908 N. Pine Ave. The manager used a broom handle to defend himself. The manager told Marshall to leave but Marshall re-entered the restaurant and started attacking the manager.

Thomas James Willis

Willis, 48, of Ocala, pleaded no contest April 9 to resisting or obstructing an officer without violence. The State Attorney's Office announced it would not pursue a charge of escape against him. He was sentenced to one month and 29 days in the Marion County Jail, which he has already served.

Willis was arrested in November 2017 after he ran from Munroe Regional Medical Center, where he was being treated for a broken arm from a fight. He said he ran because he didn't want to go to jail. He was found a block from the hospital hiding under a truck.

Idella Marie Biddle

The State Attorney's Office announced April 9 it would not pursue three counts of child abuse without great bodily harm against Biddle, 44, of Summerfield. The evidence in the case was not sufficient to prove Biddle committed the crime, according to court documents.

Adrian Marcos Montano

Montano, 45, of Ocala, pleaded guilty April 11 to cultivating cannabis and tampering with or theft of utility or cable service. He was sentenced to three years of probation.

Montano was arrested in August 2017 after he told officials he had several marijuana plants at home that he planned to harvest and sell. Officers found a growing room with plants in plastic pots, special lighting, plant food and sophisticated equipment to grow and nurture the plants.